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Monday’s regular monthly meeting of the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors provided plenty of fodder and a few fireworks, including two supervisors firing back at those who are repeatedly critical of the county government’s management. […]

Since 2013, the joint venture relationship with LifePoint has allowed the PATH Foundation to remain involved with the transition and have a strong voice in the leadership and direction of Fauquier Health moving forward. […]

A free pole light replacement program to protect Rappahannock County’s rare night sky is being launched by the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection (RLEP). The voluntary program is available at no cost. […]

For this newspaper series on Rappahannock County in The Great War (as WW1 was then called), the training of the 318th Infantry Regiment at Camp Lee, near Petersburg, will be described. It is the unit to which a great many Rappahannock draftees were assigned. […]

Formed in 2008 to provide emergency assistance to individuals and families with short-term needs, the 10th annual Benevolent Fund’s Celebrity Waiter Dinner is set for Saturday, Jan. 27, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Washington School House. […]

Many seniors participated, leaving their colorful creativity on the large painting measuring an impressive 10 feet in length. Twice monthly painting sessions are supported by a grant from RAAC’s Claudia Mitchell Arts Fund. […]

As we awaken to frost on the rolling hills of Rappahannock, some local business owners are using this time to catch their breath before gearing up for the holiday rush, while others are contemplating how they can best endure the potentially slow season ahead. […]

There were nine of us and dad had died when I was 2 years old. We didn’t have a TV, electricity, or indoor plumbing. My mother cooked on a wood stove. We did have a garden and mom was an excellent cook. […]

It’s been a busy several days at the Rappahannock County Treasurer’s Office, with a steady stream of county residents appearing in person to pay annual personal property taxes that were due no later than Tuesday, Dec. 5 (late payments will be assessed a 10 percent penalty). […]

RAAC Community Theatre performs two more shows of “St. George and the Dragon at Christmastide” this weekend; student heros march in Christmas parade; and Middle Street Gallery reopens this weekend with a reception on Saturday, Dec. 9. […]

From what I gather from the people opposed to the bike trail idea is that it is just not a good fit for Rappahannock County. We are a small county with limited fiscal resources. I continue to hear that this county building is deteriorating and this one has a leaking roof, etc., etc. […]

Proclaiming “hate has no home in Rappahannock,” some 75 residents from all walks of life — black and white, Christian and Jew — came together this week in the county seat of Washington to denounce the Ku Klux Klan, which days earlier dropped dozens of hate-filled fliers on doorsteps from Sperryville to Flint Hill. […]

Like leaf-turning this year, the usual fall mushroom show was more of a no-show because of the warm, dry weather, but there were some notable exceptions, as Pam Owen reports in this week’s Wild Ideas. […]

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